# The Anarchy in Britain (12th century)

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In the 12th Century, when King Henry I of England died, his heir apparent was his daughter Matilda, but her cousin, Stephen of Blois, tried to overthrow her, causing a civil war. From what I hear, he did this because he didn’t want a female monarch over England.

Do you think Stephen was justified?